水系沉积物地球化学测量在墨西哥Tomatlan地区铜矿预查中的应用
Application of stream sediments geochemical survey in the Cu reconnaissance at the Tomatlan area, Mexico
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摘要: 墨西哥Tomatlan地区属于东环太平洋构造带和成矿带的一部分,具有较好的找矿前景。通过水系沉积物测量在该区圈出了铜多金属矿主要成矿元素和成矿指示元素综合异常12处,Fe族元素综合异常12处。优选部分综合异常开展查证,发现多个异常均由矿(化)体引起,对重要矿化蚀变地段进行了探槽揭露和少量浅钻验证,新发现Cu、Au、Ag多金属矿点6处,磁铁矿点2处。研究表明,水系沉积物异常可快速准确地揭示墨西哥Tomatlan地区Cu、Au、Fe矿(化)信息,水系沉积物测量在墨西哥甚至拉丁美洲地区热带海洋性湿润中低山地球化学景观区铜矿预查中,可快速准确地圈定找矿靶区。Abstract: The Tomatlan region in Mexico belongs to part of the tectonic belt and mineralization belt in the eastern rim of the Pacific, suggesting well potential for prospecting. The stream sediments surveys defined 12 comprehensive anomalous areas of major ore-forming elements and indicator elements of copper polymetallic ore in this area, and 12 comprehensive anomalies of iron family elements too. Integrated anomalous verification for the preferential areas has revealed that multiple anomalies resulted mainly from mineralization or ore bodies. Verification using trench and shallow drills in the key mineralized and altered sections revealed six new Cu, Au, Ag polymetallic prospects and two magnetite prospects. The results show that stream sediment anomalies can quickly and accurately reveal Cu, Au, Fe mineralization information in the Tomatlan region of Mexico. Stream sediment measurement can quickly define target areas of mineralization during exploration of copper deposits in middle and low mountain geochemical landscape area with tropical marine humid climate in Mexico and even whole Latin America.